All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it.
John BergerEnglish art critic, novelist 5 November 1926 — |
Keeping a RendezvousPage 192 |
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